Head-band Conger
Diploconger polystigmatus
- Usual depth58–215 m
- Water temperature26–27 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
About this species
Diploconger polystigmatus, or the headband conger, is a species of eel in the family Congridae. It is the only member of the genus Diploconger. It is only found in the Indian Ocean off the western Pacific Ocean at depths of 37–215 meters.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Diploconger”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 58–215 m · Deepest record: 215 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Head-band Conger, Headband Conger
Similar species
CongerConger conger
Bandtooth congerAriosoma balearicum
Swollenhead CongerBassanago bulbiceps
Longfin African congerConger cinereus
Whitespotted congerConger myriaster
CongerConger verreauxi
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 19 open-data records from 1979 to 1986.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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